Brook Fordyce

Brook Fordyce enters his fourth season as the Head Baseball coach at Keiser University.

Fordyce’s Fortitude

• Fordyce has a 89-46-1 record in three seasons as the Seahawks head coach
• Led the Seahawks to one NAIA Regional and back-to-back conference tournaments
• Coached nine All-Conference players including four in 2019
• Off the field, the Seahawks have ten Academic All-Conference and nine NAIA Scholar Athletes

2020

• The Seahawks were 19-6-1 overall when the season was cancelled on 3/16/20 due to CoVID 19 Virus
• Keiser was 6-2-1 in conference play with a sweep of No. 16 Webber International
• Ranked No. 15 in the first NAIA poll after starting the year unranked
• Started the season with five straight victories
• Posted a 3-3-1 record against teams ranked in the NAIA poll
• Aided in two Academic All-Conference players and two NAIA Scholar Athletes

2019

• Led Keiser to a 32-21 overall record and their second straight 13-11 mark in conference play
• Developed four All-Conference players including two on the First Team and two on the Second Team
• The Seahawks upended five teams ranked inside the NAIA Top 25 poll
• Oversaw five Academic All-Conference players and four NAIA Scholar Athletes

2018

• Guided Keiser to a 38-19 overall record and an appearance in the Lawrenceville Regional
• Coached two TSC First Team All-Conference honorees, in addition to three TSC Second Team All-Conference winners
• The Seahawks were 26-10 in games played at Silvester Field and 6-8 against teams ranked inside the Top 25 poll
• Keiser endured a season-best 14 game winning streak and were ranked as high as No. 13 in the NAIA Coaches Poll

Pre-Keiser
Fordyce retired from professional baseball in 2004, and opened up the Frozen Ropes Baseball Academy and Frozen Ropes Baseball teams. In 2011, Fordyce began coaching with the Palm Beach Rockets, where 14 of his 18 players received college baseball scholarships. While with the Palm Beach Rockets, Fordyce spent two seasons as the Co-Head Coach of the Benjamin School baseball team, racking up a 41-16 record.

Playing Career
Fordyce is a former Major League catcher of ten years, where he spent time with the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and Tampa Bay Rays. Fordyce enjoyed the most successful time of his career with the Baltimore Orioles, where he hit .301 and received the Roberto Clemente award for his work with the American Red Cross.

Fordyce received a scholarship from Clemson University before he was drafted in the third-round by the New York Mets. During his time in the Mets organization, Fordyce was selected to the rookie league All-Star game, and a pair of Single A All-Star games. In 1992, he was voted the MVP of the Eastern League Championship game and in 1996, he was named the MVP of the All-Star game while playing for Indianapolis.